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2009-2010 University Catalog

STAT 779 - Topics in Survey Design and Analysis

Credits: 1-3
Specialized advanced topics in survey sampling building on foundations in STAT 574 and 674. Topics vary according to interest and availability of instructors but may include administrative records in analysis of data, adaptive sampling, calibration estimators, capture-recapture models, data security, establishment surveys, model-based inference, measurement error models, nonresponse models, imputation, multivariate analysis of survey data, record linkage, small area estimation, spatial sampling, survey errors and costs, telephone survey methods, variance estimation, web-based survey methods.

Prerequisites
STAT 674 or permission of instructor.

Notes
Topics may be offered in form of modules from 1 to 3 credits, with 1-credit module offered over five weeks. Up to three modules may be offered in single semester for maximum 3 credits. Students may earn up to 6 credits under different topics.

Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week
1-3
Hours of Lab or Studio per week
0
When Offered
IR